Productions

In the fifth episode of the popular British TV Drama Series Hidden Killers strand, Dr Suzannah Lipscomb explores the time when British people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity and self-denial. The look and feel of the post-war 1950s home – a ‘modern’ world of moulded plywood furniture, fibreglass, plastics and polyester – had its roots in the innovative materials discovered during World War Two. In fact, no other war…

In his brand new british tv series for ITV1 Griff sets out to explore eight different kinds of quintessentially British terrain – from Highlands to Downs, Coasts to Borders, Lakes to Estuaries and Wolds to Moors.

Moderntv is delighted to present a new TV Drama Series Hosted by Griff Rhys Jones, two teams of experts visit some of Britain’s most remarkable museums – the Imperial War Museum London, the Jewish Museum, The Burrell Collection, the Horniman, Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds and the V&A Museum of Childhood. Guests include Kate Adie, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Simon Sebag Montefiore,…

Each week on the British TV Drama Series, Griff Rhys Jones will visit a different museum from around the UK with two teams of competing experts. From well-known historians to mathematicians, from art experts to scientists, the competitors will be familiar BBC Four faces, chosen for their specialism or skill relating to the museum which the quiz is visiting. Part quiz, part panel show, The Quizeum is not just a straightforward Q&A. The quiz elements…

In 1953 Dylan Thomas went to New York for the last time, his marriage a wreck, his drinking out of control. He was on his way to meet Stravinsky and to wallow in New York acclaim – but what was he escaping? How did such a triumph become a requiem? The last days of a great poet. Tom Hollander won Best Actor at the RTS Awards 2015 for his portrayal of Dylan Thomas Nominated for…

In a rare, in-depth documentary, HRH Prince Charles talks exclusively to Griff Rhys Jones about his passion for the built environment and personal involvement in the new Coed Darcy development in South-West Wales, where an entire village is being built from scratch. The Prince speaks frankly about his views on modern and traditional architecture, building sustainable communities and his fears for the future. Produced and Directed: Suzanne Phillips Executive Producers: Simon Mansfield, Judith Winnan and…

Griff Rhys Jones was born in Wales, but brought up in Essex. Now the exile is back in “the land of his aunties”. Just how Welsh is he? In the New British Drama Series of thirty-minute adventures he will roam eight of the most beautiful, magical and remarkable regions in the principality, in search of his Welsh credentials. Griff wants to uncover the true spirit of Wales and the Welsh. To help him achieve this,…

Griff Rhys Jones returns to BBC One in this new prime-time series as he sets out upon an epic adventure to uncover the lost routes of Britain. Britain was once a difficult country to cross, with roads few and paths obscure. Yet for faith, fortune, pleasure and necessity our ancestors travelled from one end of the country to the other along a vast network of routes spread throughout the nation. In a bid to uncover…

Apart from a few fragmentary stories Griff Rhys Jones’ father never talked about his war. Yet as a medical officer to a West African division he travelled 15000 miles from Wales, to Ghana and the jungles of Burma. He and his men were part of an army of a million raised in Africa and Asia to fight the Japanese. To understand their story Griff travels first to Ghana and then accompanied by a 90-year-old veteran…

Griff Rhys Jones sets out to restore his 200-year-old farmhouse in the rolling Pembrokeshire countryside. Built in 1820, the dilapidated farm is in need of far more than a lick of paint, and with significant emotional and financial investments being put into the project, it will require even more work than Griff and his team had anticipated to bring this ruined structure back to life. Learn more about ModernTV‘s team. Episode One Work gets under way…

About moderntv

Here you can find news and articles about new and Best British TV Drama Series. Explore a varied selection of series and documentaries as well as reviews of the same. Be sure to interact with us and leave comments and suggestions on what content you would like to see more of. We aim to create a space for television lovers where everyone can express themselves and share their opinions with others

Please feel free to browse our sections on various modern television topics and find the most popular British TV Drama Series. moderntv.co.uk exists for your viewing pleasure!